EXPRESS MD1, 33596
Orbit data source: Space-Track
EXPRESS MD1, 33596 is a payload satellite owned by KosSvyaz (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 UTC via a PROTON-M/BRIZ-M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Khrunichev
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
KAZSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
1,140 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 3.5 m
Radar Cross Section
10.694 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 EXPRESS MD1
1 33596U 09007B 26240.11711639 -.00000006 00000-0 00000+0 0 9991
2 33596 10.3393 51.9718 0009075 355.8744 359.7735 0.99112257 63784Epoch: 2026-08-28T02:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-28T02:48:38.856Z)
Latitude
-0.80699°
Longitude
29.16409°
Altitude
36,076.076 km
Speed
3.066 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 10m 41s
True Declination
0° 48' 22"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:14:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,154.393 km
Perigee altitude
36,077.267 km
Semi-major axis
42,493.967 km
Eccentricity
0.00091
Inclination
10.3393°
RAAN
51.9718°
Arg. of periapsis
355.8744°
True anomaly
359.77309°
Mean anomaly
359.7735°
Eccentric anomaly
359.77329°
Mean motion
0.24777 °/min
Orbital period
1,452.95 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #7 in the year 2009 (2009-02-11 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.EXPRESS MD1 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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